The Emperor's Garden
Once, in the sultry heats of Midsummer,An Emperor caused the miniature mountains in his gardenTo be covered with white silk,That so crownedThey might cool his eyesWith the sparkle of snow.
Amy Lowell (1874–1925)
Once, in the sultry heats of Midsummer,An Emperor caused the miniature mountains in his gardenTo be covered with white silk,That so crownedThey might cool his eyesWith the sparkle of snow.